Swami Shivkrupanand reveals his insights for seekers upon coming out of seclusion for 45 days.

1. Shivratri Morning Rundown 2019
Swamiji’sbookwhichtranslatesintoThe Inventionof TruthwaslaunchedbyGuruma. Guruma went
on to speakof the following.She mentionedhow half-waythrough anushthanorSwamiji’sseclusion
periodof 45 days,the German seekersrequestedatranslatedversionof thisforDeutsche/German.
Throughtheirtirelesseffortsanddedication,the Germanversioncame outontime forthislaunch.She
mentionedhowthere were some GermanfollowerswhounderstandwhatSwamijiissayinginHindi
throughthe mediumof energy. Insome cases,there were Germanseekerswhoreadthe Samarpan
magazine Madhuchaitanyasowhentheyheardsome speeches,theywereable toco-relate Swamiji’s
expressedconceptswhentheyheardcertainwords.Sonow thisliteraturewillbe sentwherever
Germanis used. Swamiji’slastmessage foranushthanisalsointhe booksopeople canread his
message thiswaytoo.
Guruma thenannouncedhowSwamiji wasgoingtobe speakingthisyearfromachariot the way Krishna
was guidingArjunonthe battlefieldof Kurukshetra(fromwhichthe sacredtextthe Gitawasderived).It
isa chariotvs a throne whichpeople are usedtoseeinghimsitin.
Swamiji’s Shivratri Speech Summary 2019
Greetingstoall divine souls.We are gatheredhere togetheronthe holyoccasionof Shivratri.Today’s
importantfor2 reasons.#1= Todayis Monday (consideredauspiciousforsuchoccasions).#2.We are
celebratingShivratri inthe presence of the new energycentre (Gurushaktidham) forthe firsttime.
The newenergystatue will be shiftedtoGermany.Duringthese last45days,I feel revivedwithanew
zestand enthusiasm.A greatsurplusof gurukaryaor publicoutreachasper divine will will be taking
place overthe nextyear.
Today I will beginatale mymaternal grandmotherwouldshare whenIwasa kid.It’sthe story of Kalu
the crow whowas so calledbecause he wasexceptionally dark.Kalulivedinthe farmer’sfields.He
wouldoftensee awhite duckfloatinginthe waterbackand forth.He wishedhe couldbe aduck
because of itsbeauty.He feltsadfor beingashe was.One day he flew aroundtothe hutof a meditative
asceticand askedhimto pray forhimto be a duck inthe nextlife because itisthe happiestcreature.
The ascetic saidto the effectof the grass alwayslooksgreeneronthe otherside.Goask the duck whatit
feels.
So the crow did.The duckresponded,“WhosaidIwas happy? I floataroundto lookfor food. Try
becomingachickeninsteadbecause theyhave iteasyastheirownerfeedsthem.”Sothe crow went
back and askedthe asceticto pray forhimto be a chickeninthe nextlife. The asceticonce again
respondedthatthe grasslooksgreeneronthe otherside. Go askthe chickenwhatitthinks.Sothe crow
did.The chickenanswered,“WhosaysI am?The goat has iteasier.” The crow wentback once again
and the asceticonce again respondedthatthe greenalwayslooksgreeneronthe otherside.Goaskthe
goat if theyare or not.So the crow did.
The goat answeredthatthe crowwas the luckiestbecause everyoneeatsgoats,chickensorducksbut
no one eatscrows.Humans are the worstfor eatingeverythingtheydon’tcreate.“Iwantto be a crow in

2. my nextlife.” Sothenthe crow wentback to the ascetic and toldhimwhatthe goat said and the ascetic
responded,“See howyouhave asafe life.”The crow thenappreciatedwhoitwas.
Duringthese 45 days of beinginseclusion,Ihave hadthe chance of beinginclose contactwith
followersandknowinghowpeople feel.Iobservedyouare nothappywithwhatyou have.Youmust
developahigheremotional quotient.Youhave a bodythat isequippedtohandle self-realization.Look
at what youhave.Be grateful to yourparents.
You are unique inthisworld. Be inwards.Whatdo I meanbythat? It meansto be observantof your
innerflaws.The more inwardyouare,the strongeryour soul'seye.Don’tpayattentionto whatothers
tell you.Be like Ramuthe elephant.WhenRamuwouldwalktogoback to hisowner,people wouldfold
theirhandsand bowto himas people wouldfeel like theywere blessedwiththe presence of Lord
Ganesha,the removerof obstacles.ButRamuwouldnotpay attentionandstoptowardsthem.He kept
movingforward.Simultaneously,dogswouldbarkbehindRamubuthe neverlookedbehindeither.So
considerelephantsideal.
The dogs were small andfearedRamuforhissize andtheywere alsojealous of himbecause of all the
praise he wouldget.Don’tgetbotheredbywhatotherssay.Even todaypeople insocietyatlarge have a
poor attitude towardsmeditation.If the persondoesritualsorpooja,theyare lookeduponasreligious.
Whereasif someone isseenasmeditating,theyare seenasescapistascetics. Greatamountsof social
awarenessisneeded.
There are three thingsthatyouhave gotteninthis lifetime.Appreciate these.
1. You have gottena bodythat can handle gettingself-realization.
2. Holymediumsordivine channelswere there inyourpreviouslifetimesbuttheyweren’t
authorizedtopasson thispiece of divine wisdom.
3. The time had not come forthis divine wisdomtobe passedon.
So it’slike these 3factorsworkedlike aconfluence of three rivers.Inorderforthe divine wisdomtobe
passedon,these 3 factors hadto be there incombination.Orelse,the wisdomcouldn’tbe passed.
Go beyondwhere youare.WhenShivBabagrantedme self-realization,he lookedlike me.ButItriedto
go beyondthe bodyandperceive Godinhim.We needto learntosee God in everyone.Wake upyour
intellectsothatyou recognize the elementof Godinthe personwhenyousee it.Itis aboutarousingthe
soul.Youperceive these thingswiththe inwardeye.
As for whyyoudon’tsee ShivstatuesinShivtemples,itisas myguru explains.Godisformlessand
therefore we have Shivinthe formof a symbol knownasthe ling.Nandi the bull representsthe highly
developedsoul.
An example of whensomeone becomes tothatextentisinthe followingstory. There wasafollower
whowas stayinginAmericafora fewmonthsof the yearto lookafterhergrandchildren.She wasvery
emotionally sweptupbyher family.One day whenshe triedtoaddresshergrandchild’smisbehaviour,
the 6 yearold grandchildthreatenedtocall the police.Atthatpoint,thisfollowerrealizedshe was
undulygettingcaughtupinher emotionsgettingtiedwiththe familysomuch. So the soul’sNandi is
that elementof the soul which will rid youof yourattachmentssothat you maygo forward.

3. Do thingsthat feel goodforthe soul.The soul knowswhatto do or not to dobut youneedto develop
that aspectwithinyourself. Some followersgetstuntedintheirspiritualdevelopment becausethey
tookbirth withthe goal of gettingself-realization.Buttheyneedtogobeyondthistoget mokshaor soul
freedom.Self-realizationisthe meanstogettingthisandnotthe be all and endall.If youare not
progressing,observethe kindof companyyou are keepingorare surroundedwith.
WhenI was inthe 5th
grade,there was a boywho wouldsplatinkfromthe inkpot ontome and it would
stainmy shirt.My maternal grandmotherwouldoftengetmadatme forthisstaining.Soeventually,I
stoppedsittingnearhim inthe class.Nomatter how dearthe personyou are surroundedwith,if they
are beingtoxic,keepyourdistance fromthembecausethentheyare destroyingyour
soul’seye.Be amidstcollectivitybecause itislike the difference betweenadropof inkwithblotchinga
glassof watervsa dropin an ocean.It becomeseasiertoridyourself of yoursense of “I”.
You can observe the contrastof waitingfor5 hoursin queuesinShirdi (holypilgrimage sitewhichholds
the entombedshrine of asaintnamedSai Baba) vs.goingto a smallerholyplace.Evenwhenyoucome
here,youare ina line upat everystage of the game for attendingthisdiscourse.Firstyouare inthe
registrationline upandthenforseatingarrangementsandthenfortakingblessingswiththe vibrated
sandalsandthenfor the meal and so on.Systematically,throughoutall of this,yoursense of “I”
dissipates. The biggeryourjobtitle or social standing,the more humilityyouneed.
Go where youare an ordinaryfigure.Youwill feelrelaxed. The more collectivitythere isthe greater
your chance of submergingyoursense of “I”is. Go to yourlocal centreswhere thousandsof seekers
go.
This helpsyoucontrol yoursoul’seye andincrease the chance of accessinggoodcollectivity.It’slike
whenyouare bathingonthe banks of the Ganga. There are goodspots andbad ones.Youhave the
choice as to where youtake the bath.So take it inthe goodspot.I am like the riverGanga.I have to take
the good andthe badspots instride.Butyouhave the optiontochoose where youbathe.
Increase suchcollectivityof goodfollowers.It’seasiertosubmityoursense of “I” then. Ateverystage,
someone else doesthingsforyouwhetherit’syourparentswhobringyouintothe worldoryour
teachers whoteachyou inschool or it’sothersdistributingyourassetsafteryourgone.So at whatpoint
are youthe doer foryourself?Inthisstreamof thought,youare liberatedfromasense of doership.
Readsamarpanliterature.Don’tjustbuyit.Passit to the nextgeneration.Whenthe time hascome for
themto reador watchsomethingfromthis,theywill readandwatchthe dvds.Youwill be satisfied
knowingyousaidsomethingconstructive.The literatureisgoodforyouand them.
I am addressingaquestionthatsometimesgetsasked.People sometimeswonderwhyImaygive
differentanswersonthe same subjecttopeople.A live gurumayansweraquestiondifferentlybasedon
the contextandthe capacityof the otherparty to understandordo something. It’slike agardenerwho
waterseachflowerpotaccordingto theircustomizedneeds.Therefore the informationIgive outfor
some thingsare subjective.
Earlieron,I wouldsayto focuson gurukaryaor communityservice asperdivine will becauseyoudidn’t
thenhave the capacity formeditatingalotor a strongenoughsoul’seye. Now youare 10 yearsold.So
nowmy advice isto meditate regularlybeforedoingsuchcommunityservice.Ididn’tsaythisearlier.But
nowI feel youneedtodo 30 minutesof meditationbefore doingcommunityservice becausethiskindof

4. communityservice orpublicoutreachiscontactfroma pure soul to anotherpure soul.Andto heighten
your soulfulness,youneedmeditation.Orsuchgurukaryacan’t flow throughyou.Itcan’t flow even
throughme for that matter.That’s whyI meditate beforedoingsuchoutreachevenif Iamin a hotel.
Duringthis45 day ceremonial seclusionperiod,youlearnorgetideasfora path withgurukarya.There
isa difference betweengurukaryaandgurusewa.Gurukaryaishelpingthe guruas perdivine will.
Whereasgurusewais whenyouare tryingto assistthe physical guru.Now it’snot possible foranyone
personto be exclusivelyassistingme sowhynotassistthe trust? Justimagine if everyone setsoutto
massage or pressmy legs,Iwouldbecome lame.
I alwaysmake the mostof the guru energiespresence.Be aware of yoursoul’sprogresseveryyear.
Your attachmentlevelsshouldbe goingdown.Yourmeditative state shouldbe goingup.Like youshould
ideallybe able tofall intomeditationatthe blinkof aneye whenyousitdownfor it.Buildingaspiritual
state is nomiracle.Consistencyhelpsachieve this.
We celebrate thisasThe Year of the SecurityForcesas perdivine will. I didmanyworkshopsearlieron
and byfar, the police force hasthe worst setof challengestodeal withasper maintaininga more
balancedlifestyle.Humansthrive onsocial outletsandcontacts.Due to theirintense lifestyle,the police
force are deprived of beingable toshare theirsorrowswiththeirfamilyandfriends.Insome cases,
police are eitherdyingfromsuicide orquittingthe policeforce altogetherbecause of all the stressand
toxicitytheyface.
Theytake on the mosttoxicityandtrash of societyoutof all the securityforces.Divine grace isbeing
showeredimmenselythismonthasIgetthe opportunitytoconduct4 differentworkshopsin4different
places. Giventhe immense showeringof grace,itwill serve the seekerswell toalsoshow theirsupport
for securityforcestoobecause it’slike youare gettingtocashin on thisparticularcollectiveenergy.This
reverberatingenergyismuchlike the one people utterforLordPandurangawhenpeople setouton
holyparadeswithconstantchantingof hisname.
Be more supportive of the police forcesinyourarea.Evenif youput out a local 8 day videoworkshop
seriesforthe police ona tv or projectorscreen,thatisalsogood. Do more outreachfor themhowever
youcan. Police worksowe are safe.Meditationwill helpbuildanaurafor police thatcan helpthembe
safe.
Adjusttosituationsastheycome along.Onlythenwill yoube centredorhappy.Evenwhile sittingat
home youcan make a videoonyoutube aboutyourmeditativeexperiences.One seekerdidthatanddid
a reallygreatjobwiththis. Whenwe speakof our divine experiencesorepiphanies,oursoul’seye ison
vibrations.Asthisfocusgoesonvibrations,the personwhoisinfrontof us whoishearingus alsogetsit.
Our soul’seye alsobecomespure inthisprocess.
Somuch literature hasbeenmade available inthe guru’slifetime.Overthe course of time including
evenasfar into700 years,people canaddthingsabouta personif suchliterature were notmade
available. If Ihave writtensomethinginmylifetime,there isadistinctvibrationstothe truthI write of.
Whenyougo to big events,youshouldwrite aboutyourexperiences.Inhouse volunteersduringthe 45
day seclusionsessionshouldalsowrite abouttheirexperiences.Youcanthenreferor access yourdiary

5. for themwhenyoufeel likeit.Yourattentionwill goonsomethingpleasant.Youwill extractvibrations
fromthe incident.Whoeveryoureaditto will alsofeelvibes.
Keepadiaryfor epiphanies ingeneral.Nomatterhow highyougo spiritually,it’snotpermanent.The
surroundingatmosphereaffectsyou.It’slikeyouneedtoconstantlypolishbrassforitsshine.The same
goesfor yoursoul’seye if youwishforitto sparkle.Others’ thoughtsorthe surroundingatmosphere
consciously/unconsciouslyaffectyou.Meditate for30 minuteseverydayregularly.The trashyoutake
on everydaywillcome out.Meditate atthe centresandworkshops.
Some centre headssayto me theynoticeda dropin attendance.Itislikelythatthose centre heads
spiritual state alsodroppedandthatiswhat iscognizantof the attendance numbers.Yourspiritual state
isreflective of lowcentre attendance.Whenrunningthe centres,don’tkeepafeelinglikeIam wasting
my time.Doit witha more soulful feeling.Doingthisisnotameasure forheighteningego.Youneedto
be a soul to dothe workfor the soul. Inthe spiritual sphere,effortshave noplace.Youneedtoempty
or (a blankslate as theysayin English). The highsense of bodyidentificationand“I”go hand inhand.
You needtobe relievedof yoursense of bodyidentificationinorderforyoursense of “I” to dissipate.If
youget thisfeelinginyourlifetime,thenthat’ssoul freedom.Asyoucontinually meditate,eventually
youcome to a pointwhenyourkarmas(a ledgerof gooddeedsandmisdeedswe are believedtohave in
our varyinglifetimeswhichpromptrebirth)are finishedoff. Youalsograduallydevelopaverygoodaura
aroundyou.You can notany longerdobad because of the highlypositiveandenergizingnature of such
an aura. So thenegohas no space inwhateverotherworkyoudo.At thispoint,youwill feel like you
were a channel fordoingthisworkbut notthe doeritself.
Whenthat feelingoccurs,whateverworkwe dodoesn’tgettiedwithus.Soneithergoodnorbad
karmas are attached withus.We thenget a karma free state.People thenfeel like theygoteverything.
There’snothinglefttoachieve.Sothere’snocause forrebirthbecause there’snokarmalefttoendure.
Thiskarma free state ismokshaor soul freedom.If yourlife goalsare directedtowardsachievingthis
soul freedom,thingswill be more peaceful. We oftengetthissense whenwe are leavingthe body(i.e.
whenourtime has come to move on).We shouldn’tregretnotdoingsomething. Attainastate of
completionandthensoul freedomcanbe had.
It isa sincere prayertothe guru energiestoblessthose volunteersinthe last45 dayswho contributed
to makingthisevent possible.
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Guruma’s Maa Book Part 3 was launchedin4 languages.